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Ball over plane of touch but blown back in

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breako


Referees in Ireland
It's a windy day. The ball is kicked over the plane of touch, doesn't touch anything and is then blown back in. Is it in touch?

Thanks
 
No, I think, in law, and practically speaking as chances are I couldn’t be that precise anyway!
 
breako said:
It's a windy day. The ball is kicked over the plane of touch, doesn't touch anything and is then blown back in. Is it in touch?

Thanks
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No...play on.

If you are TJing or ARing don't get caught by sticking the flag up too soon! !
 
breako said:
It's a windy day. The ball is kicked over the plane of touch, doesn't touch anything and is then blown back in. Is it in touch?
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No. The ball isn't in touch until

  • If it is being carried, the ball carrier touches the touch line or the ground beyond it or
  • If it is loose, it touches the touch line or the ground beyond it.
 
As someone who has fallen foul of this I can definitely say "don't blow your whistle until the ball touches something in touch!".

I once blew for touch after a ball kicked into touch from a penalty went about 30 yards over the line, over the heads of all the spectators.
Only to see it get caught by a gust of wind just as I blew, and bend back into play where it was caught by a defender. Half the players played on, half stopped.

Never did that again!
 
Phil E said:
As someone who has fallen foul of this I can definitely say "don't blow your whistle until the ball touches something in touch!".

I once blew for touch after a ball kicked into touch from a penalty went about 30 yards over the line, over the heads of all the spectators.
Only to see it get caught by a gust of wind just as I blew, and bend back into play where it was caught by a defender. Half the players played on, half stopped.

Never did that again!
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Restart scrum to the catcher's team?
 
Thunderhorse1986 said:
Restart scrum to the catcher's team?
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I tried to call play on, some did, some didn't. It was carnage for a few seconds.

On reflection I should have blown up, apologised and let them kick the penalty to touch again.

Big learning point.
 
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